View full sizeDarryl Webb/NikeFormer Oregon players Max Unger (from left), Jonathan Stewart, Dan Fouts, Joey Harrington, Dennis Dixon and Jarius Byrd pose with the 2011 Nike Pro Combat uniform that will be worn by the Ducks on Monday during the BCS title game. Kneeling in front is Nike's Athletic Training Global Design Director, and lead designer for the uniform, Todd Van Horne. All the players attended the Nike Live - Huddle webcast in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Magnanimity reigned over the site of the Auburn Tigers rally in the hours before it was set to begin today.

With the strains of Lynard Skynard's "Sweet Home Alabama" blaring over a loudspeaker, fans of Oregon and Auburn mingled amicably on a downtown Scottsdale party site created by a Beaverton company.

Earlier Sunday, mostly Ducks fans turned out at the same site for an alternate Ducks rally of sorts sponsored by Nike.

Former Ducks and NFL quarterback Dan Fouts sat on a stool onstage and interviewed five other former Ducks about their thoughts for Monday night's game in Glendale at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Former Ducks running back Jonathan Stewart said he anticipated a dominant game by Oregon running back LaMichael James.

At some point in the game, Stewart said, the Auburn defense will stop and wonder, "Why is this little man controlling the game?"

Stewart also had some advice for Ducks fans on Monday night at the stadium.

"We got to be loud and rockin'," he said to cheers.

Former quarterback Joey Harrington said the Ducks should not expect to be able to stop Auburn quarterback Cam Newton because every SEC team, several of which are in the Top 25, couldn't do it. And neither, Harrington said, will the Ducks' defense.

Instead, the Ducks will need to contain other elements of the Tigers' offense. Also, the Ducks will need to score - a lot - to win, Harrington said.

Harrington, who has worked as a radio analyst during Ducks games, said he found the assignment challenging because of the offense's pace.

"They'd make a play and I'd only have 9 seconds to explain it."

SportsOne Inc. of Beaverton has put together the site of today's rallies. The 3.5-acre site features an 80-yard football field with official looking "Oregon" and "Auburn" end zones. It's a neutral site for both schools.

That said, a SportsOne official said they were aware that the Oregon endzone was relatively pristine and the Auburn endzone had a portable Budweiser beer truck sitting on it.

On the other hand, Tom Etzel, a SportsOne executive, took the stage moments before the Auburn event to announce the rally would start soon. He reminded the rally-goers that Budweiser beer was available and concluded his remarks be screaming "War Eagle!"